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BASKET MAKING MACHINE.

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BASKET-MAKING MACHlNE.

QPECIFIOATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 619,182, dated February 7, 1899.

Application filed October 1, 1898.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM JACKSON, of Traverse city, in the county of Grand Traverse and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Basket-Making Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a basket-making machine of that class in which the basket is constructed of strips or slats of veneer held together by wire staples or like fastening devices; and the purpose of the invention is to provide a machine in which the parts for pressing and clenching the elements of the basket may be guided with more eifectiveness and certainty than heretofore, such object being attained by certain peculiar constructions and arrangement of parts that permit the use of fluid-motors for driving the principal mobile elements of the apparatus.

This specification is the disclosure of one form of my invention, while the claims define the actual scope of the invention.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference inclicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a detail elevation illustrating the paWLand-ratchet movement by which to rotate the basketform. Fig. 3 is a side view of the apparatus, taken opposite from Fig. 1, with parts in section. Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional View of parts on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detached side View illustrating one of the motor-cylinders employed to drive partsof the machine. Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view through the axis of the motor-cylinder shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a side view in part of one motor-cylinder and valve-chest thereon, exposing the parts therein. Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view on the line 8 8 of Fig. 5, and Fig. 9 is a perspective view illustrating the rotary valve employed on each fluid-cylinder.

The apparatus has a base 10, which is hollow, so as to form a compressed-air chamber. Standing rigidly on the base 10 is a column 11, at the head of which is carried staple forming Serial No. 692,407. N model.)

and driving mechanism 12,0f any desired construction. This mechanism 12 is driven by a belt passing over a pulley 14 on the primary movement-shaft 15 of the apparatus, such shaft also carrying a pulley 16, over which should pass a belt from the source of power employed to drive the apparatus. The pulley 14 has a friction-clutch 17 associated therewith and controlled by a lever 18, connected with a rod 19, which runs along the rear side of the base 10 and is connected with a crankarm 20, fixed to a rock-shaft 21. The rockshaft 21 also carries an arm 22, located at the front of the machine, and by which arm the shaft 21 is thrown to control the clutch 17, and consequently to control the rotation of the pulley 14. A belt should be run from the pulley 14 to the pulley 23 of the staple forming and driving mechanism.

The top of the base 10 is provided with overhanging bevel edges 24, on which is mounted a carriage 25, the carriage being adapted to slide longitudinally on the base. Fastened rigidly to the inner end of the carriage 25 is a standard 26, which carries at its upper end a box 27. In this box 27 is mounted a bushing-like extension 28 of the hub 29 of the basket-form 30. The extension 28 of by means of a ratchet-wheel 32, fast on the shaft 31 and engaged by a pawl 33. The pawl 33 is carried on an arm 34, swinging on the shaft 31, and the said arm 34 is driven by a link 35, attached to the web of the pulley 23. free to reciprocate on the base 10, carrying with it the standard 26 and basket-form 30, while at the same time the basket-form is given a step-by-step rotary movement, owing to the action of the shaft 31, which slides in the parts 28 and 29 simultaneously with its revolution.

Air is compressed in the tank of the base 10 by means of two compressor cylinders or pumps 36. (See Figs. 1 and 4.) These pumps are duplicates in construction, and each consists, as shown in Fig. 4, in a cylinder pro- By this construction the carriage 25 is its movement.

toward the inner end of the cylinder.

jected into the base 10 and having its outer end open at one side of the base. The inner end of each cylinder is provided with an outwardly-opening check-valve 37, past which the compressed air moves on its way into the base. The piston 38 of each cylinder is provided with two check-valves 39, which open Each piston 38 has a piston-rod 4O pivoted thereto, and these rods are respectively connected with the straps 41 of the eccentrics 42, such eccentrics being fixed in opposite positions on the shaft 15. As the shaft turns the pistons 38 are driven in their respective cylinders and the air is drawn past first the check-valves 39 into the cylinders, where it is compressed, and forced out past the check-valves 37.

The carriage 25, with its attached parts, is driven by means of mechanism of which a main portion is the motor-cylinder 43, mounted in the column 11. This cylinder is of a construction that will be hereinafter fully described. The cylinder 43 contains a pistonrod 44,having a piston, (not shown,) which rod is attached to the standard 26, and by the reciprocation of the rod the carriage 25 is made to move back and forth between the positions shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

Mounted rigidly on the outer end of the carriage 25 is a standard 45, which carries at its upper end a web 46, in turn supporting a motor-cylinder 47. This cylinder is shown in detail in Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8. The cylinder 47 carries a piston 48, to which is attached a rod 49, having a disk 50 revolubly mounted on its outer end, and this disk 50 carries the basket-mold 51, which conforms to the shape of the form 30 and which is adapted to embrace the same, as shown in Fig. 1, so as to bend the basket veneer into the proper shape. Attachedto the rod 49, adjacent to thedisk 50, is a guide-bar 52, which runs longitudinally with the rod 49 and slides in brackets 53, rigidwith the cylinder 47. By these means the rod 49, carrying the mold 51, is guided in The cylinder 47 is provided with a valve-chest 54, from which lead five ports, two of which are ingress-ports and are designated 55 and the remaining three of which are egress-ports and designated 56 and 57. The four ports 55 and 56 are formed in the cylinder and lead, respectively, to the ends thereof, and the fifth port 57 leads from the valve-chest 54 to the atmosphere. Mounted in the valve-chest 54 is a rotary disk valve 58, which has its stem 59 projected from a packing-gland in the head of the chest 54 and provided with an arm 60, by which to operate the valve. (For said arm 60 see Figs. 1 and 3.) The valve 58 has a break 61 formed therein and also has a cavity 62 formed in its inner face, the cavity being elongated, so as to reach between and consequently join either one of the ports 56 with the port 57. The break 61 is of such form as to command the two ports 55, which are the ingress-ports of the cylinder. By these means the valve 58 upon being turned may be made to lead the motive fluid into either one of the ports 55, thereby driving the piston 48 in either direction. At the same time the depression 62 will join the opposite port 56 with the port 57, and thus permit an exhaust-discharge at the end of the cylinder toward which the piston 48 is driven. The motive fluid from the reservoir of the base 10 is led by means of a pipe 63, which in turn is joined to a flexible hose 64, that leads to the valve-chest 54, the dotted lines of Fig. 6 indicating the relative position of the hose 64 at its entry to the chest 54.

The cylinder 43 is similar to the cylinder 47 and is provided with analogous valve-gear, (for a description of which see that of Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9,) the only difference being that the guide-bar 52 and the brackets 53 are dispensed with. The valve ofthe cylinder 43 is actuated by an arm 65, connected with alink 66, led to the right-hand side of the machine, (see Fig. 1,) and joined to an arm 67, swinging on a center 68 and actuated by a handle 69, located in proximity to the parts 22 and 60, so that the operator may stand with the various valves and clutches under his direct control. The cylinder 43 communicates with the reservoir in the base 10 by means of a pipe 70, leading from the reservoir to the valvechest of the cylinder.

The operation of the machine maybe traced as follows: The shaft 15 being started to revolve, the valve-operating arm 69 should be moved so that the cylinder 43 will be filled with compressed air and the piston thereof caused to push the rod 44 outward, moving the carriage 25, with its attached parts, to the position shown in Fig. 3. The material forming the basket should now be placed on the form 30 and the arm 60 operated to throw the cylinder 47 into' action in such a way as to push outward the rod 49 and cause the mold 51 to embrace the form 30 and press the veneer into proper shape. The arm 69 should again be operated to cause the cylinder 43 to draw the carriage 25, with its attached parts, back into the position shown in Fig. 1. Then by operating the clutch 17 the staple forming and driving mechanism may be thrown into action and the form 30 caused to revolve slowly by successive steps, and the parts of the basket are thus secured. WVhen the basket has been finished, the carriage 25 should be moved back to the position shown in Fig. 3, the mold 51 retracted, as also shown in Fig. 3, and the basket may then be removed. The operation is now complete and the machine is ready for a repetition.

Any fluid may be used as a motive power in the apparatus. Air is preferable; but other forces may be employed-for example, water. Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire Patent- 1. In a basket-making machine, the combination with a base and with stapling mechanism mounted thereon, of a slidable carriage,

to secure by Letters a basket-form revolubly mounted thereon and moving therewith, means for turning the form with a step-by-step movement, a basket-mold mounted on the carriage, and means for moving the mold toward and from the form.

2. In a basket-making machine, the combination with a base having a fluid-reservoir therein, of a pump serving to charge the same, a carriage mounted on the base, a motor-cylinder, a piston, a rod therefor by which to drive the carriage, the motor-cylinder being in communication with the reservoir, a form mounted on the carriage, a motor-cylinder mounted on the carriage and having communication with the reservoir, a piston -rod working in the motor cylinder, and a mold carried by the rod of the last-named cylinder.

3. In a basket-making machine, the combination with a base and with stapling mechanism carried thereon, the base having a reservoir therein, of a carriage sliding on the base, a cylinder held by the base and having communication with the reservoir, a pistonrod driven by the cylinder and connected with the carriage to move the same, aformmounted on the carriage, a second cylinder, the second cylinder being mounted on the carriage and having communication with the reservoir, a rod driven by the second cylinder, and a mold carried by the rod and movable toward and from the form and rotatable therewith.

4. In a basket-making machine, the combination with a base, of a carriage movable thereon, a revoluble shaft mounted on the base, a bearing held by the carriage, a hasket-form the hub of which has a hollow extension mounted in the bearing, the said shaft being splined in the hollow extension, means for sliding the carriage, and means for turning the shaft.

5. In a basket-making machine, the combination with a base and with stapling mechanism mounted thereon, of a sliding carriage, a basket-form carried on the carriage, a revoluble shaft mounted on the base and having splined connection with the basket-form to turn the same, and means for driving the said shaft from the stapling mechanism.

6. In a basket-making machine, the combination with a base, of a carriage mounted thereon, a motor-cylinder for driving the carriage, a basket-form mounted on the carriage, a basket-mold, and a second motor-cylinder mounted on the carriage and supporting the basket-mold to move the same toward and from the form.

7. In abasket-making machine, the combi nation of a form having a hub with a bushing-like extension, a longitudinally-moving carrier having a bearing in which said extension is revolubly mounted, a revoluble shaft splined in the extension, a ratchet-disk fixed to the shaft, a pawl driving the ratchet-disk, and stapling mechanism having connection with the pawl to move the same.

8. In a basket-1naking machine, the combination with a base having a guideway thereon, of a carriage mounted to move thereon, a form mounted on the carrier and moving with the same, a mold also mounted on the carrier, and means for moving the mold toward or from the form, substantially as described.

WILLIAM JACKSON. Witnesses:

GEORGE TARBUCK, GEo. M. HALL. 

